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The Hohenstaufen Castle of Lucera . The Muslim settlement of Lucera was the result of the decision of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen to move 20,000 Sicilian Muslims to the Apulian city of Lucera , in what is now southern Italy .1A significant genetic Northwest African contribution among today's inhabitants near the region of Lucera was revealed by a genetic study in 2009. When pooled together, these three Italian samples displayed a local frequency of 4.7%, significantly different from the North and the rest of South Italy (...). Arab presence is historically recorded in these areas following Frederick II’s relocation of Sicilian Arabs", [1] , Moors and Saracens in Europe estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe , Capelli et al., European Journal of Human Genetics, 21 January 20092
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The Hohenstaufen Castle of Lucera . The Muslim settlement of Lucera was the result of the decision of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1194–1250) to move 20,000 Sicilian Muslims to Lucera , a settlement in Apulia in southern Italy .The settlement thrived for about 75 years.In 1300, it was sacked by the Christian forces of Charles II of Naples and its Muslim inhabitants were exiled or sold into slavery.
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The Hohenstaufen castle of Lucera . The Muslim settlement of Lucera was the result of the decision of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty (1194–1250) to move 20,000 Sicilian Muslims to Lucera , a settlement in Apulia in southern Italy . The settlement thrived for about 75 years. In 1300, it was sacked by the Christian forces of Charles II of Naples and its Muslim inhabitants were exiled or sold into slavery.
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The Hohenstaufen castle of Lucera The Muslim settlement of Lucera was the result of the decision of the King of Sicily Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty (1194–1250) to move 20,000 Sicilian Muslims to Lucera , a settlement in Apulia in southern Italy . The settlement thrived for about 75 years. In 1300, it was sacked by the Christian forces of Charles II of Naples and its Muslim inhabitants were exiled or sold into slavery.
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Resettled Muslims of Sicily, 1220 to 1300 The Hohenstaufen castle of Lucera The Muslim settlement of Lucera was the result of the decision of the King of Sicily Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty (1194–1250) to move 20,000 Sicilian Muslims to Lucera , a settlement in Apulia in southern Italy . The settlement thrived for about 75 years. In 1300, it was captured by the Christian forces of Charles II of Naples and its Muslim inhabitants were exiled.
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result of the decision of frederick ii of hohenstaufen to move 20
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result of the decision of the king of sicily frederick ii of the hohenstaufen dynasty
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